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we're telling them what science says is or isn't in their interest. we allow you to smoke. we just don't let you smoke where other people have to breathe the smoke that you -- that you're exhaling or comes from your cigarette. the same thing with obesity which incidentally is a public interest because we're going to spend $5 billion on treating people of 0 obesity in our hospitals in new york city alone this year. but regardless -- >> where is the line? where is it too far for government to go? >> i do not think we should ban most things. i do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom and that is, for example, if you're drinking we shouldn't let you drive because you'll kill somebody else. if you are carrying a gun, we shouldn't let you on an airplane. there's a lot of things that we do -- if there's asbestos in the classroom we should remove the kids from classroom until you clean the air. if you want to own a gun, i certainly think it's constitutionally protected. you certainly have a right to have a gun if you want. if you want to eat a lot and get
we're telling them what science says is or isn't in their interest. we allow you to smoke. we just don't let you smoke where other people have to breathe the smoke that you -- that you're exhaling or comes from your cigarette. the same thing with obesity which incidentally is a public interest because we're going to spend $5 billion on treating people of 0 obesity in our hospitals in new york city alone this year. but regardless -- >> where is the line? where is it too far for government...
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tonight our chief science correspondent robert bazell has a look at what's behind these new numbers. >> reporter: the latest numbers show that autism diagnoses have grown to the point where parents report that fully 1 in 50 school age children has autism. aiden myers was diagnosed two years ago. >> i think it's scary. i think that we obviously need to figure out what is going on. >> reporter: hello, aiden. how do you do? no one doubts aiden myers's diagnosis. he is clearly not terribly disabled. he was late starting to speak and he's working to overcome learning disabilities at the reed academy in new jersey. >> awesome job. >> reporter: the latest numbers from a telephone survey with the federal government showed the highest increases occurring in mild cases like aiden's along the spectrum of autism disorders as opposed to children who are severely withdrawn socially and often unable to speak. the government survey find that is the reported number of children with autism grew from 1.16% in 2007 to 2% now. that means about 1 million children in the united states are now diagnosed wit
tonight our chief science correspondent robert bazell has a look at what's behind these new numbers. >> reporter: the latest numbers show that autism diagnoses have grown to the point where parents report that fully 1 in 50 school age children has autism. aiden myers was diagnosed two years ago. >> i think it's scary. i think that we obviously need to figure out what is going on. >> reporter: hello, aiden. how do you do? no one doubts aiden myers's diagnosis. he is clearly not...
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model n based in redwood city and makes revenue management software for life sciences and technology companies. the company's ceo in new york for that bell ringing. officially did the honors. that is on the new york stock exchange. shares popped right out of the gate. the stock price is up by close to 35%, trades on the market today. the company's share started a dollar more than what was expected by the experts. >>> american airlines defending its plan to give its outgoing ceo almost $20 million in severance pay. american airlines ceo is being replaced by the chief executive officer of us airways, as soon as the two companies complete their merger. a trustee overseeing american airlines bankruptcy objects to the payout. american says bankruptcy code does not apply because the payout will be made by the new airline after the merger pulls it out of bankruptcy. >>> ebay is taking aim at amazon overhauling fees for sellers on the website. starting in april, ebay will let sellers list items for free. ebay will charge 4% to 10% items sold. the new fees are lower than amazon, which charges
model n based in redwood city and makes revenue management software for life sciences and technology companies. the company's ceo in new york for that bell ringing. officially did the honors. that is on the new york stock exchange. shares popped right out of the gate. the stock price is up by close to 35%, trades on the market today. the company's share started a dollar more than what was expected by the experts. >>> american airlines defending its plan to give its outgoing ceo almost...
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there is an emerging body of science telling us what a lot of us parents already know -- kids sleep more soundly than adults. it can take a lot more to wake them up and smoke alarms may not be a match for a sleeping child. we get our report tonight from our nbc national investigative correspondent jeff rossen. [ alarm ] >> reporter: it's the sound we rely on to wake us up in a fire. but experts say in many cases children will sleep right through a smoke alarm. could that really be true? we set up a test at this house in connecticut. home to the hollander family -- parents michelle and josh and their three boys. we installed infrared cameras in the kids' bedrooms and in the middle of the night had a local fire captain set off the smoke alarm. would they wake up? [ alarm ] >> there it goes. >> reporter: we are watching with their parents on a monitor downstairs. seconds go by. then a minute. then two minutes. the boys keep sleeping. >> this could be a real fire right now. >> they would sleep right through it. it's so scary that the kids can sleep through this. >> reporter: fire officials s
there is an emerging body of science telling us what a lot of us parents already know -- kids sleep more soundly than adults. it can take a lot more to wake them up and smoke alarms may not be a match for a sleeping child. we get our report tonight from our nbc national investigative correspondent jeff rossen. [ alarm ] >> reporter: it's the sound we rely on to wake us up in a fire. but experts say in many cases children will sleep right through a smoke alarm. could that really be true?...
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many will be core classes in english, math and science. ccsf, officials say the change will deal with one of the criticisms from the state's accreditation board enrollment management. >> what a wonderful weekend as far as the weather is concerned. are we going to have more of that to come? >> no. we actually have a change. good morning to you. happy monday. temperatures on the chilly side. this is the one day where no rain chances are in the forecast. starting tomorrow, we have the chance for showers. our chances aren't that great. it is a really interesting setup. let's get to other headlines. throughout the day, patchy a.m. fog is going to take part in your morning commute. you want to keep that in mind in the north bay. mild afternoon with increasing clouds. ahead of that system, low pressure. as of tomorrow morning, tense level off. we are not going to get too cold. we have that chance for rain with an unsettled pattern going all the way through this upcoming holiday weekend. it new chances for rain each and every day like i said start
many will be core classes in english, math and science. ccsf, officials say the change will deal with one of the criticisms from the state's accreditation board enrollment management. >> what a wonderful weekend as far as the weather is concerned. are we going to have more of that to come? >> no. we actually have a change. good morning to you. happy monday. temperatures on the chilly side. this is the one day where no rain chances are in the forecast. starting tomorrow, we have the...
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kennedy space center fort next year and a half as part of an effort to spark kids interest in matte and science. the angry birds space encounter features seven interactive exhibits including one where you can create your own customized angry bird. the exhibit opened a couple of days ago and it is included in regular admission to the space center. that's going popular. >> it is 4:57. we continue to follow breaking news out of the south bay. a deadly crash that could slow your morning commute. plus, new video just in of an overnight fire in the east bay. what firefighters are now saying about possible injuries. >>> i'm bob redell. i have the latest on this fatal car accident that could cause problems on your ride into work. >> we are tracking that for the south bay as well as crossing the bay. we have a couple of issues. i'll give you the updates across san mateo bridge coming up. >>> we're watching areas of thick fog and drizzle. we'll let you know when that's slated to clear and when you will need your umbrella. we are pinpointing your next round of rain. >>> all eyes on washington wag this mor
kennedy space center fort next year and a half as part of an effort to spark kids interest in matte and science. the angry birds space encounter features seven interactive exhibits including one where you can create your own customized angry bird. the exhibit opened a couple of days ago and it is included in regular admission to the space center. that's going popular. >> it is 4:57. we continue to follow breaking news out of the south bay. a deadly crash that could slow your morning...
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. >> reporter: the science behind finding tournament tickets is like splitting the atom. tournament schools like calare given a certain allotment to sell but the 200 tickets are gone. >> the ncaa recommends going through the ncaa website or through an authorized resale agency. >> reporter: there is a thriving secondary ticket where tickets for thursday's games were selling for $1,900 to $1,600. said people can also try looking for leftover tickets on visiting school's websites like syracuse and montana. >> we are down to several hundred tickets remaining for the general public. anyone interested i would ask sooner rather than later. >> reporter: it is a basketball makeover in time for games on thursday and saturday, the fast break to fill the seats was on like a full-court press. joe rosato, jr., nbc bay area news. >>> our brackets are filled out. i'm rooting for san diego state. >> i'm voting for you. whatever you are voting for i'm voting for. >> scott is a stanford guy. >> i'm voting for scott. >> thanks for bringing that up. we start with football. when kicker among y
. >> reporter: the science behind finding tournament tickets is like splitting the atom. tournament schools like calare given a certain allotment to sell but the 200 tickets are gone. >> the ncaa recommends going through the ncaa website or through an authorized resale agency. >> reporter: there is a thriving secondary ticket where tickets for thursday's games were selling for $1,900 to $1,600. said people can also try looking for leftover tickets on visiting school's websites...
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many of the cases will be in classes in english, math and science. officials say the change will deal with one of the criticisms from the state's accreditation board enrollment management. >>> there is still hope. an ncaa title still can come to the bay area but it is up to the ladies to get the job done. >>> why the winner of the oakland marathon says he is disappointed with his finish >>>. >> we know you can't text and drive but can you google and drive. >>> welcome back. the sharks are not at home. they are in anaheim. the puck drops at 7:00. it looks like the giants will be without pablo sandoval on opening day. the third baseman had x-rays and a ct scan on his right elbow. neither showed anything, anything new. pablo is still not playing. comcast sports net giants insider, andrew bagoli says it looks more and more like pablo will not be ready for opening day. >> the warriors also dealing with a major injury. x-rays on stephon curry's ankle were negative. he rolled it on saturday night against the wizards. he is optimistic he will play tonight ag
many of the cases will be in classes in english, math and science. officials say the change will deal with one of the criticisms from the state's accreditation board enrollment management. >>> there is still hope. an ncaa title still can come to the bay area but it is up to the ladies to get the job done. >>> why the winner of the oakland marathon says he is disappointed with his finish >>>. >> we know you can't text and drive but can you google and drive....
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founded in 1989, they make management software for life sciences and technology sectors. scott budman will speak to the ceo later today and have a live report tonight. >>> president obama touching down in tele tel aviv this mor. set to tackle several controversial issues. tracie potts joins us now from live from washington, d.c. with a look at president obama's landmark visit. >> tess a visit, jon, that startd with that touchdown in tel aviv. he was met by a small group of officials, including israeli president, shimon perez and prime minister benjamin netanyahu, meeting with both of them later today. in tel aviv, he made comments before those meetings, saying the winds of change bring both promise and peril, referring to some of the issues he will be discussing later today with the leaders. the president flew to jerusalem before meeting with perez and netanyahu to talk about how to move the peace process forward with the palestinians, how to deal with iran, the threat of nuclear womenens in the mill east. syria, as well, and the unrest there. and allegations flying back
founded in 1989, they make management software for life sciences and technology sectors. scott budman will speak to the ceo later today and have a live report tonight. >>> president obama touching down in tele tel aviv this mor. set to tackle several controversial issues. tracie potts joins us now from live from washington, d.c. with a look at president obama's landmark visit. >> tess a visit, jon, that startd with that touchdown in tel aviv. he was met by a small group of...
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. >> jimmy: like the science word. >> yes. and we had 27 courses. >> jimmy: what?! >> 27 courses! >> jimmy: 27? >> but mini, mini. >> jimmy: i would've been wrecked. i would've been hammered after the fifth course. >> rubbish. rubbish. i'm telling you could've handled it. 'cause they do it -- 'cause it's so scientific, that i'm sure they measure it out so it's perfect for your stomach. you know? 27, like sections. >> jimmy: what was the best thing you had? >> oh, my god. they came with a little pot. and there were these little olives sort of floating in the water. and they said, "here is a green olive." that's not really spanish, but anyway, i tried. >> jimmy: almost french. you went to a french restaurant in barcelona. >> europe. [ talking over each other ] and it was just like this bubble of green that exploded in my mouth. and i literally, said, "oh, my god!" and this whole restaurant turning around at me. thankfully, everyone, you know, speaks spanish, so it's this crazy little black woman in the corner -- [ laughter ] you know, who's, as far as they know is going, "blah, blah
. >> jimmy: like the science word. >> yes. and we had 27 courses. >> jimmy: what?! >> 27 courses! >> jimmy: 27? >> but mini, mini. >> jimmy: i would've been wrecked. i would've been hammered after the fifth course. >> rubbish. rubbish. i'm telling you could've handled it. 'cause they do it -- 'cause it's so scientific, that i'm sure they measure it out so it's perfect for your stomach. you know? 27, like sections. >> jimmy: what was the best...
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the rocket science? the jumbo volume brush deposits massive load. 8x the volume the latex-like formula glides on smooth, even, sleek to the tip. no chunks. no clumps. discover explosive volume that's smooth and even. explosive new the rocket. maybe it's maybelline. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> good morning to you. 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. an update to breaking news in san jose where an amber alert is still in effect for a 1-year-old girl. police say gabriella quintero was inside of a 2006 white jeep liberty when it was stolen outside of a home on amador court not far from the intersection of
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model n ipoed, makes software for life sciences and tech companies. something we'll watch. christina loren, is that rain still coming down? >> it certainly is. good morning to you. widespread showers. activity confined to the south bay. that will be the case for today. south bay getting shower activity. everything starts to let up the second half of the day. maybe a lingering shower. lots of sunshine on tap for the upcoming weekend and return of the 70s. actually the first official day of spring. hope you enjoy it. >>> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, march 20th, 2013, first day of spring and we're celebrating. we've got our spring fling out on the plaza, we'll be back out there shortly. we're calling it rock park today which i like. i'm natalie morales along with dylan dreyer, jason kennedy and giada de laurentiis is sticking around and helping us out this morning. we get to spring and we were asking all of to you complete the sentence, you know it's spring when. i know it's spring when i still have goosebumps outside but i wear open towed shoes and freeze mys
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late alzheimer's, but if we don't have good drugs in the pipeline, but we do have some pretty cool science, the question is can you stimulate the brain in ways that 20 years ago we would have never even considered, and that's what makes this so exciting. >> it's wonderful to get a little bit of hope. dr. nancy, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> you bet. >>> 8:21 rks we send it over to natalie. >>> the new season of nbc's "all-star celebrity apprentice" is getting started. we're seeing a lot of drama in the board room. this week it centered around la toya jackson and oma rosa and oma rosa lived to fight another day. >> it is a pretty easy joyce. i hate to do it la toya. you made a terrible choice when you didn't bring back ama rosa. because i think i would have fired ama rosa. la toya, you're fired. >> she joins us now, la toya good morning to you. >> good morning, how are you this morning in. >> i'm fine, by all accounts including mr. donald trump you made a major boo-boo when you didn't bring ama rosa back in the board room which would have made her eligible to be fired. instead we
late alzheimer's, but if we don't have good drugs in the pipeline, but we do have some pretty cool science, the question is can you stimulate the brain in ways that 20 years ago we would have never even considered, and that's what makes this so exciting. >> it's wonderful to get a little bit of hope. dr. nancy, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> you bet. >>> 8:21 rks we send it over to natalie. >>> the new season of nbc's "all-star celebrity...
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i can assure you that the forensic sciences, the nond.n.a. stuff is not brain science. it doesn't take a kent to look at the scientific methods underlying a lot of the forensic techniques and say that it's mostly junk. i do think your point is well taken that when you get to genetics and you get to neuroscience and get to some of the more complex science, i quite frankly think that law schools need to step up. lawyers and judges need to step up to do a better job of understanding it and that's one of the thing kent does. he goes around lecturing judges on the methodology underlying his neuroscience. >> just one note about -- a lot of the sciences that you mention are sciences that were developed not through order scientific method of driver, but -- discovery but were directed by the criminal justice system, the forensic sciences didn't happen from scientists following hypothesis-driven scientific methods and following the scientific methods. neuroscience and d.n.a. are different that way. interestingly, there is a lot of neuroscience collaborations that are happening wi
i can assure you that the forensic sciences, the nond.n.a. stuff is not brain science. it doesn't take a kent to look at the scientific methods underlying a lot of the forensic techniques and say that it's mostly junk. i do think your point is well taken that when you get to genetics and you get to neuroscience and get to some of the more complex science, i quite frankly think that law schools need to step up. lawyers and judges need to step up to do a better job of understanding it and that's...
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that's the science, technology, engineering and math. she is a scientist at one of the leading biotechnology companies. she is the founder of next gene girls. this was started at the grassroots, an organization commit today empowering young women for under represented communities to see themselves in science by introducing the girls to the wonders and the many -- to wonder of the many different scienceses such as engineering, technology and math professions. this is a visionary woman i set before you and it is a privilege to be able to honor her. but a little bit about who she is. she was born in the most beautiful part of san francisco. she was reared in the most wonderful promising talented part of san francisco. and without any further ado, you guys probably guess it had. that's bayview hunters point. you got to give the lady some credit. so, mom and dad, thank you very much for raising outstanding woman. (applause) >> now, ms. jackson, she understands the roadblocks and challenges many of our young people face when it comes to growin
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this isn =1 science -- this is science. it was an experience. he and i went together to see what we could do in his particular case, and he wrote about it in his columns into "vanity fair" magazine and then the book. "vanitys columns in fair" magazine and then in the book. it is an amazing time right now. >> i know you were running the human genome project. what does that mean? what does "genome" mean? of anis all of the dna organism. that is the hereditary material that gets passed from parent to child that carries all of the hereditary information. it was figured out back in 1953 to be a double helix. it carries that information in a remarkably elegant and deceptively simple way with just is.r chemical bas it is a book written in a funny language with just four alphabets in its language. we abbreviate them. t.c, g, and many people think we should have and d. them a, b, c, and all other organisms use that same language, that same concept of the genome. this is over hundreds of millions of years to result in the enormous diversity of species aro
this isn =1 science -- this is science. it was an experience. he and i went together to see what we could do in his particular case, and he wrote about it in his columns into "vanity fair" magazine and then the book. "vanitys columns in fair" magazine and then in the book. it is an amazing time right now. >> i know you were running the human genome project. what does that mean? what does "genome" mean? of anis all of the dna organism. that is the hereditary...
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masters in science, ph.d. in para cytology of tulane university, post doctorate work at rice university, medical degree from the university of pennsylvania in my hometown philadelphia, resident in medicine and fellowship in critical care in anesthesia from ucsf. she joined the ucsf faculty in 1990. in 1999 she was appointed chief of anesthesia at san francisco general, a position she held until 2005. in 2004 she was appointed associate dean. besides currently serving as vice dean, she is also currently a professor of clinical anesthesia and medicine where she is educating the next generation of doctors at ucsf. in her time at ucsf dr. carlysle has won numerous awards, including the stuart c. colin award for clinical excellence and faculty clinical award, the elliott rapoport award for%backerfor commitment to san francisco general, and chancellor's faculty award for the advancement of women. for decades ucf doctors like dr. carlysle have staffed and run san francisco general hospital providing serve isx for peo
masters in science, ph.d. in para cytology of tulane university, post doctorate work at rice university, medical degree from the university of pennsylvania in my hometown philadelphia, resident in medicine and fellowship in critical care in anesthesia from ucsf. she joined the ucsf faculty in 1990. in 1999 she was appointed chief of anesthesia at san francisco general, a position she held until 2005. in 2004 she was appointed associate dean. besides currently serving as vice dean, she is also...
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, and how to accelerate science. >> correct. yeah, that's exactly right. i think i've got a finity amount of time i can spend on this planet. and science is generated the most interesting things that i have seen while i have been alive and i want to see it do as much as it can while i'm still alive. >> rose: i will come back to data. >> you bet. >> rose: but let me stay with what you are doing with mount sinai. you became an assistant professor. >> uh-huh. >> rose: what are you hoping to achieve for them? >> sure. so in the short term what i am hoping to achieve is provide them a scaleable infrastructure for data storage and analysis. so that the scientists at mount sinai can do their jobs faster at a lower price. ultimately i would like to be able to use that infrastructure in the short term to improve the quality of health care delivery, lower the cost of health care deliver, potentially discover new therapeutics or diagnostics and integrate these new genomic data sets with existing traditional electronic health care records s
, and how to accelerate science. >> correct. yeah, that's exactly right. i think i've got a finity amount of time i can spend on this planet. and science is generated the most interesting things that i have seen while i have been alive and i want to see it do as much as it can while i'm still alive. >> rose: i will come back to data. >> you bet. >> rose: but let me stay with what you are doing with mount sinai. you became an assistant professor. >> uh-huh. >>...
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so they saw a situation in which the fruits of science and progress were not benefiting science concern society as a whole, and they concluded that the rational organization of science and society was the only way to change that. the other important factor was that scientists had far more international context than almost any other segment of society at this time. and so far sooner than most were very aware of the terrible evils of nazi germany beginning with the persecution and dismissal of all jewish scientists from german universities in 1933. blackett himself was involved as many of these british and american scientists were during this period in finding positions for refugee jewish scientists from germany in universities in britain and america. but i think their politics was far less important than their or brilliance, their commitment and their true fearlessness. the scientists in britain and america who would be involved in this effort included no fewer than six or past future nobel prize winners in chemistry, physics and medicine. and what they fundamentally showed is even in so
so they saw a situation in which the fruits of science and progress were not benefiting science concern society as a whole, and they concluded that the rational organization of science and society was the only way to change that. the other important factor was that scientists had far more international context than almost any other segment of society at this time. and so far sooner than most were very aware of the terrible evils of nazi germany beginning with the persecution and dismissal of...
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but the science is exhilarating. i was appointed by the president. i am still there for the second term. traditionally, the director of nih turns over when the president turns over. i would assume i have a little less than four years to go. excitingu, the most possible discovery that you are aware of coming along in your work? >> it is very hard to pick one. i do think what is happening in cancer right now because of the from the tools that basically came out of the human genome project i did not think in my lifetime we would learn, and with direct implications to figure out how to prevent and treat cancer. research? >> if there is waste there, i have not found it. certainly right now, we are only funding one out of six ideas that come to us. we waste ideas because we do not have the resources to support them. if somebody thinks that somehow medical research is rolling in the dough and we can cut back on it without consequences, come and spend a day with me and listen to what people are saying. they are having trouble keeping their labs going. there
but the science is exhilarating. i was appointed by the president. i am still there for the second term. traditionally, the director of nih turns over when the president turns over. i would assume i have a little less than four years to go. excitingu, the most possible discovery that you are aware of coming along in your work? >> it is very hard to pick one. i do think what is happening in cancer right now because of the from the tools that basically came out of the human genome project i...
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seven days of studying /pha*ts and science at a college campus. i have to thank aaw camp for working so hard to send me to tech trek. this has allowed me a once in a lifetime chance that meant the world to me. >> good evening. tech trek. never have i ever been part of such a motivating place. with tech trek i was able to have a push to pursue my interest in science and math. without that push i probably wouldn't have gone to lowel. so my favorite aspect about it is getting around all these other females that are just as motivated about the topics as you. tech trek will get you there. may tech trek motivate and inspire young women across the nation forever more. >> thank you commissioners. now, it is my very great pleasure to call upon the superintendent for our next item. >> thank you president norton. this is always one of my favorite items in our board meetings where we get to talk about our national board certified teachers. it seems like every year we get to add more and more teachers to this illustrious list. if i can just describe a little b
seven days of studying /pha*ts and science at a college campus. i have to thank aaw camp for working so hard to send me to tech trek. this has allowed me a once in a lifetime chance that meant the world to me. >> good evening. tech trek. never have i ever been part of such a motivating place. with tech trek i was able to have a push to pursue my interest in science and math. without that push i probably wouldn't have gone to lowel. so my favorite aspect about it is getting around all...
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>> as christopher said, we started out as debating about the topic of science and faith. in fact, are these world views compatible? for me, they are. as a believer, the opportunity to do science and see god's hands in nature is a wonderful, positive experience. christopher, obviously, has taken a different view and has been articulate in his argument, on the side of atheism. so we began with the circumstance of having an intellectual jousting about this, and he is a very impressive debater and intellect, but over the course of time, we became friends. i have great respect for the way he could amass arguments and facts, and then he developed cancer, and i reached out to him, hearing that, to see if there was anything i could do to help, because he was clearly in a difficult place, having esophageal cancer, which had already spread beyond its original site, so we met many times in his apartment to talk about philosophical issues, to talk about literature and history, but also to talk about medical issues related to his cancer. >> did you ever think that you could really hel
>> as christopher said, we started out as debating about the topic of science and faith. in fact, are these world views compatible? for me, they are. as a believer, the opportunity to do science and see god's hands in nature is a wonderful, positive experience. christopher, obviously, has taken a different view and has been articulate in his argument, on the side of atheism. so we began with the circumstance of having an intellectual jousting about this, and he is a very impressive...
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on the science side, the question really is, and this is what we were debating, is the question whether you can operationally define free will so you can measure it? from a scientist's standpoint, a construct doesn't really mean anything if you can't measure it. i have been asked many, many newer scientists including ken, what exactly does free will mean and how do you measure it? it could be like emotional control. it could be something like impulsivity, impulse control and you get back to the basic problem that chris who is a colleague of anita's at vanderbilt, wait he has put it, how do you distinguish and irresistible impulse from an impulse not resisted. there is a basic gray area, a difficult ability to say, did you actually choose that and did you choose it in a way that the law would recognize. so the law all of the time develops concepts that scientists are interested in studying. it might be competency, for example. well, competency is really a multifaceted construct from a legal perspective. it could be competency to be executed, it could be competency to commit a crime. it c
on the science side, the question really is, and this is what we were debating, is the question whether you can operationally define free will so you can measure it? from a scientist's standpoint, a construct doesn't really mean anything if you can't measure it. i have been asked many, many newer scientists including ken, what exactly does free will mean and how do you measure it? it could be like emotional control. it could be something like impulsivity, impulse control and you get back to the...
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which exists to guide the nation on science and science policy. and they all tell me, all of them tell me that this is real, that it's human caused, it's a serious problem but that we have the solutions in hand to do it. so, one, i would want him to carry that message. but the second thing i would like to hear him say is that this issue has to stop being a partisan issue. the climate -- the earth's climate does not care whether you are a democrat or republican. it doesn't care whether you're a liberal or conservative. sandy did not only destroy the homes of democrats and not republicans. the terrible drought that has gripped the great plains and our nation's bread basket has not only gone after liberal farmers and ranchers, it's gone after all of us. the point is that climate change will affect all americans no matter what your political beliefs, your religious beliefs, your race, class, creed, et cetera, okay? and in the end the only way we're going to deal with this issue is if we come together as a county and have a serious conversation, not ab
which exists to guide the nation on science and science policy. and they all tell me, all of them tell me that this is real, that it's human caused, it's a serious problem but that we have the solutions in hand to do it. so, one, i would want him to carry that message. but the second thing i would like to hear him say is that this issue has to stop being a partisan issue. the climate -- the earth's climate does not care whether you are a democrat or republican. it doesn't care whether you're a...
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meanwhile, the founder of one of the most popular science pages on facebook i f-ing love science which has 4.2 million fans happened to mention in passing that she was a woman and that news prompted over 10,000 comments ranging from sexist rants to you go girl. a science buff, a fighter. look, women make up 47% of the workforce. why is any of this controversial? let's backspin. i found these two stories really interesting because people can't handle women doing certain things and it comes at the same time that facebook's cheryl sanberg is telling everyone in lean in, work hard and change policy when you can. i guess when i'm wondering is when can you lean in industries where there are few women, no critical mass and people freak out even when you mention you're a woman who likes science. >> it does sort of show how even though we think we're so enlightened and we've broken these barriers and we have, people without realizing come to things with these preconceptions. some of the comments that were more interesting to me were the ones that said i didn't know i had this bias and i'm so su
meanwhile, the founder of one of the most popular science pages on facebook i f-ing love science which has 4.2 million fans happened to mention in passing that she was a woman and that news prompted over 10,000 comments ranging from sexist rants to you go girl. a science buff, a fighter. look, women make up 47% of the workforce. why is any of this controversial? let's backspin. i found these two stories really interesting because people can't handle women doing certain things and it comes at...
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how do we spark that enthusiasm and excitement for science? >> you got the cart in front of the horse. the problem with the country is not that kids aren't interested in science. the problem with the country is that we have scientifically illiterate adults. when you have adults in charge of things who yield resources and money and opportunity and they don't know how to think about that problem, the kids are not the problem. they are born curious about the natural world. you know spending time with any aged child. they are poking things. they are taking things apart. what's that? what's this? >> dropping everything to see how it works. >> parents say. you're going to break it stop. we spend first two years teaching them how to walk and talk and then the rest of their life telling them to sit down and shut up. all of those things they do that might kill them are exploring their environment. so you have to give them light. don't let them give themselves but give them latitude. you don't need to create a special program to entice people. the very
how do we spark that enthusiasm and excitement for science? >> you got the cart in front of the horse. the problem with the country is not that kids aren't interested in science. the problem with the country is that we have scientifically illiterate adults. when you have adults in charge of things who yield resources and money and opportunity and they don't know how to think about that problem, the kids are not the problem. they are born curious about the natural world. you know spending...
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we have looked at this in science. we have looked at it in almost everywhere you can think of of the operational characteristics of old and young brains. what we see on average is that everything we look at is different. you could say, well, how many of those things that are different, physically, functionally, are chemically, really seem to be stronger, releasing to advantage the old brain? the answer is, none of them. alas, old is slower and less precise, less refined. old is slowly deteriorating. but there is good news in a moment, just wait for a moment. ok? [laughter] then we ask, how complex of the way we have to train the rat or how complex what we have to train the human to reverse these characteristics that define them as old? first, let me say something about being old. you could say if we're all deteriorating when we're older, why the heck do young people tolerate us? the answer is simple. something grows in this through life, and that is acknowledged. older people know things. they have lived life. that exp
we have looked at this in science. we have looked at it in almost everywhere you can think of of the operational characteristics of old and young brains. what we see on average is that everything we look at is different. you could say, well, how many of those things that are different, physically, functionally, are chemically, really seem to be stronger, releasing to advantage the old brain? the answer is, none of them. alas, old is slower and less precise, less refined. old is slowly...
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he joined the faculty in 1978 in computer science. he was appointed to professional at the school of information, which he helped form. he died in oakland march 15. he was 61 years old. >>> watch dog commission recommended turning over state parks to local park agencies. the report says some state parks are only of local interest and should be the responsibility of local governments. they did not say which parks should be transferred. they found the parks department had an outdated management system and didn't get enough money to maintain the parks. >>> with easter weekend ahead fuel prices continue to call across the united states. the report pegged the average cost at $3.67. that is down 11 cents from a month ago. the reason for the decline is a drop in cruel oil prices. in the bay area, the average price today for a gallon was $4.14 in san francisco. >>> roles are changing when it comes to who is the bread winner of the household. an analysis shows when one spouse works full time and the other stays home the wife is the soul bread
he joined the faculty in 1978 in computer science. he was appointed to professional at the school of information, which he helped form. he died in oakland march 15. he was 61 years old. >>> watch dog commission recommended turning over state parks to local park agencies. the report says some state parks are only of local interest and should be the responsibility of local governments. they did not say which parks should be transferred. they found the parks department had an outdated...
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sounds like science fiction? well, today it's science fact. join me on a journey that is light years ahead. >> announcer: pain: it attacks your body when you least expect it, stops you in your tracks, preys on your mind, robs you of happiness, spirit and freedom. introducing light relief. an fda-cleared, led infrared light therapy that increases circulation and is guaranteed to relieve your pain. finally, there's a fast, natural alternative to pain relief that gets you back to living well, spending time the way you really want, having fun and enjoying the people you love. based on the same technology nasa's been studying for over 20 years to promote cell growth and healing in space, newsweek magazine hails, light therapy "can boost the body's own natural healing process." cbs news in los angeles reports, "navy seals use light therapy in the field daily..." light relief uses medical grade light emitting diodes or leds to create a safe powerful stream of warm therapeutic healing light that penetrates deep, opening capillaries, increasing circula
sounds like science fiction? well, today it's science fact. join me on a journey that is light years ahead. >> announcer: pain: it attacks your body when you least expect it, stops you in your tracks, preys on your mind, robs you of happiness, spirit and freedom. introducing light relief. an fda-cleared, led infrared light therapy that increases circulation and is guaranteed to relieve your pain. finally, there's a fast, natural alternative to pain relief that gets you back to living...
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our next speaker is the co- founder and chief scientific officer of post-it science. he heads the company's goal team that has for more than three decades. he has been a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. in the late 1980's, he was responsible for inventing something that i hope to own on my own, and in plans to approve my hearing. in 1996, he was the founder and ceo of scientific learning corporation, which markets and distributes software that applies principles of brain plasticity to assist children with language learning in reading. we are plowing -- proud to have him join us today to take part in this forum. [applause] >> thank you. i want to one-upping the mayor and say that today is my 70th birthday. [applause] still alive and raising cain. i also want to say that i am a proud citizen of this city and a public servant at the university of california, in this city for more than 45 years. it is wonderful to be here and wonderful to be with you today. i want to say, before i start, that you should understand that i was permitted by the university of cal
our next speaker is the co- founder and chief scientific officer of post-it science. he heads the company's goal team that has for more than three decades. he has been a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. in the late 1980's, he was responsible for inventing something that i hope to own on my own, and in plans to approve my hearing. in 1996, he was the founder and ceo of scientific learning corporation, which markets and distributes software that applies principles of brain plasticity...
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so, could the new science, tonight, about getting the songs out of our head really work? abc's linzie janis, tonight, with a study that's music to our ears. ♪ call me maybe and all the other boys ♪ ♪ that try to chase me but here's my number ♪ ♪ so, call me maybe >> reporter: "call me maybe," maybe one of the catchiest songs ever recorded. once you get it into your head, you can't get it out. even justin bieber was hooked, inviting carly rae jepsen on stage. and she told "world news." >> i looked at the audience. and they were singing it. i was like, okay. that's insane. >> reporter: researchers have long known there is a science to how a melody can get stuck in our heads. a phenomenon known as an earworm. even mark twain once writing about an annoying jingling rhyme he couldn't shake. the formula, simple lyrics in short intervals. and sweet success. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: even neil diamond once saying he couldn't get his own song out of his head. taking cold showers and listening to other people's music. nothing worked, he said. tonight, researchers sa
so, could the new science, tonight, about getting the songs out of our head really work? abc's linzie janis, tonight, with a study that's music to our ears. ♪ call me maybe and all the other boys ♪ ♪ that try to chase me but here's my number ♪ ♪ so, call me maybe >> reporter: "call me maybe," maybe one of the catchiest songs ever recorded. once you get it into your head, you can't get it out. even justin bieber was hooked, inviting carly rae jepsen on stage. and she...
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he will be graduating from san jose state with a degree in political science this fall." scott is proud to have served his country with the united states marine core for four years. he will be graduating from san jose state with a degree in political science this fall. the search for an sjsu student is over after he was reported missing by someone in the residence halls. pictures of gabe lorette-smith, a junior civil engineering major were posted on the internet after his disappearance. the royce hall r.a. was found safe tuesday night in the ben lomond area of santa cruz, close to his childhood home. lorette-smith was reported missing by another student after failing to come in for his work shift. he had reportedly been in ill health. friends and family were concerned for his safety after believing he may be high risk due to depression. ">>>now that he's back, i feel that facebook kind of escalated the situation in the fact that he was only gone for like a day in a half and everybody on campus was concerned, just the fact that he was a spartan and he's family to everyone
he will be graduating from san jose state with a degree in political science this fall." scott is proud to have served his country with the united states marine core for four years. he will be graduating from san jose state with a degree in political science this fall. the search for an sjsu student is over after he was reported missing by someone in the residence halls. pictures of gabe lorette-smith, a junior civil engineering major were posted on the internet after his disappearance....
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science technology innovation to tall buildings developments from around russia we've gone to huge earth covered. i know you've all heard the phrase you are with you but how could you know where you are if you don't know what you're eating and if you think you know you're probably wrong if you watch the show then you know that genetically modified foods are more prevalent than ever before in fact they're so widespread they are soon to be in over seventy percent of all grocery store products currently all the following crops are commercially sold as genetically modified or right here in the u.s. soil cotton canola sugar beets corn and wine and squash for those of you who don't eat corn or soy or beet something that you're not eating g m o's ponder this soil and corn account for the base product almost all processed foods in the u.s. and they come in the form of soy flour protein lots of ten corn flour starch or high for those corn syrup as that is all that sounds what i'm about to tell you is just downright bizarre you're also eating wood yeah you heard me right would have to say is that
science technology innovation to tall buildings developments from around russia we've gone to huge earth covered. i know you've all heard the phrase you are with you but how could you know where you are if you don't know what you're eating and if you think you know you're probably wrong if you watch the show then you know that genetically modified foods are more prevalent than ever before in fact they're so widespread they are soon to be in over seventy percent of all grocery store products...
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the commission on the status of women inspiring innovation through imagination, celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. >> i want to welcome all of you to this very full house and this wonderful celebration for women's history month to recognize the efforts of women in our great city and county of san francisco. women's history month is a time to appreciate the contributions of our women leaders in our communities who have been courageous in proving the quality of life for all san franciscans. since 1996, the san francisco commission and the department on the status of women ~ has recognized the vital work and contributions of women throughout our community through this program, and i would like to invite dr. emilie morasi who is the executive director of that agency to say a few words about the history of this event. >> thank you very much, president chiu. i am joined today by commissioner kay [speaker not understood]. i'd like to ask her to come on up. she's very familiar with these chambers, having served as clerk for many, many years. and if there are any
the commission on the status of women inspiring innovation through imagination, celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. >> i want to welcome all of you to this very full house and this wonderful celebration for women's history month to recognize the efforts of women in our great city and county of san francisco. women's history month is a time to appreciate the contributions of our women leaders in our communities who have been courageous in proving the...
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. >> geraldo: ann, are you a student of behavioral science? >> i think i do not want a may wore who is a behavioral scientist ex-pairmenting. the point, we should just have the death penalty for smokers. >> they do have a death penalty self-induced. >> everything you can do to try to discourage behavior all comes down on the smoker. there is lots of behavior are that is worse. i praise the mayor for the campaign against teenage pregnancy as he calls it. the problem is unwed pregnancy and the liberals in the new york times upset about the shaming campaign. shaming clearly works. liberals love shaming. >> i agree. >> they love stigmatizing. when they pretend to be wednesday unwed motherhood they can't against it or allow stigmatizing. >> geraldo: before we get to liberals being against the stigmatization of unwed pregnancy stick to the cigarette displays. is the mayor right and isn't this is a giant step in the nanny state it. >> yes, and like big gulp. i think people are aware. i always claim i don't believe the studies on smoking but i'm jokin
. >> geraldo: ann, are you a student of behavioral science? >> i think i do not want a may wore who is a behavioral scientist ex-pairmenting. the point, we should just have the death penalty for smokers. >> they do have a death penalty self-induced. >> everything you can do to try to discourage behavior all comes down on the smoker. there is lots of behavior are that is worse. i praise the mayor for the campaign against teenage pregnancy as he calls it. the problem is...
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hello, oompah loompahs of science. sheldon, what are you doing here? i just came by to say hello. i've been in this lab for three years. you've never come by to say hello. well, up until now i've had better things to do. so, what are we making today? a small payload support structure for a european science experimental package that's going up on the next space shuttle. really? how does it work? when this is done, it will be attached to the payload bay and the sensor apparatus will rest on it. uh-huh. so it's a shelf. no, you don't understand-- during acceleration, it needs to stay perfectly level and provide... yeah, okay, it's a shelf. now, i notice you're using titanium. did you give any consideration to carbon nanotubes? they're lighter, cheaper, and have twice the tensile strength. sheldon, there's a diploma in my office that says i have a master's in engineering. and you also have a note from your mother that says, "i love you, bubula." but neither of those is a cogent argument for titanium over nanotubes. sheldon? yes? go away! did leonard tell you to say that? no, i thought
hello, oompah loompahs of science. sheldon, what are you doing here? i just came by to say hello. i've been in this lab for three years. you've never come by to say hello. well, up until now i've had better things to do. so, what are we making today? a small payload support structure for a european science experimental package that's going up on the next space shuttle. really? how does it work? when this is done, it will be attached to the payload bay and the sensor apparatus will rest on it....
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but how do they disagree with the science? >> in fact they never say they disagree with the science. they say oh it's overbrood, done in animals not mechanistic jet cetera. the bottom line is that's where this study is so important. because while it doesn't cause causation, it is causal medical inference. it's the same level of proof we had back in the 1960s implicating tobacco as the cause of lung cancer. >> michael: so you have moved from science to law. >> yes, i have. in a master's program. not as a jd. >> michael: and tell us the im impyitus of doing that. >> we're in a war. and the food industry is winning. ultimately the legislative and executive branches of government cannot solve this, and there are reasons why. number 1, 6% of our exports are food. number two, most of congress is bought off by the food industry. bottom line the tobacco play book says this has to go to the courts. this is a statement that says all significant public health advancement requires the use of law. we want to bring the same issues to bare -
but how do they disagree with the science? >> in fact they never say they disagree with the science. they say oh it's overbrood, done in animals not mechanistic jet cetera. the bottom line is that's where this study is so important. because while it doesn't cause causation, it is causal medical inference. it's the same level of proof we had back in the 1960s implicating tobacco as the cause of lung cancer. >> michael: so you have moved from science to law. >> yes, i have. in a...
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it was really science fiction and they laughed. then it became science fact. year after year, we have the products and the cases and technology. we were able to do some key things and get some buy-in. >> we simply snap the case onto our phone, and then we have an app and i can take this app and then simply apply my fingers to the back and what we get is you're seeing my elect rocardio gram. that's my heart's signal. i'm dr. david albert and i developed the iphone ecg. i collaborate with dr. saxon on bringing health to the 21st century. the case talks wirelessly to the phone which then transmits it immediately to the worldwide web where securely, a doctor literally on the other side of the world, could diagnosis an athlete or a patient instantaneously, within five seconds of me finishing. >> turn it over. >> uh-huh. >> and that's your beautiful ekg. >> basically, just by putting your fingers on these eelectrodes, you can get a single ekg, and all i have to do on my iphone is launch an application. >> five years from now, every phone will be a smartphone. that's
it was really science fiction and they laughed. then it became science fact. year after year, we have the products and the cases and technology. we were able to do some key things and get some buy-in. >> we simply snap the case onto our phone, and then we have an app and i can take this app and then simply apply my fingers to the back and what we get is you're seeing my elect rocardio gram. that's my heart's signal. i'm dr. david albert and i developed the iphone ecg. i collaborate with...
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rva update has been working as the tjpa as the owner's representative, urs, and i will introduce the science who led that team and acted as the consultant to recommend the design criteria and the dvs led the consulting to the tjpa to make sure that the recommendations coming from urs, were reasonable and prudent. and did not not over or under address, the concerns and the nature of the facility and more appropriate for the nature of the facility. widening the associates and specializes in particular, on structural and blast analysis, and vehicle force protection. they have one in 64 years of experience, in that arena since experience with federal laboratories, courthouses embassies, as well as working on the pentagon and many of the same facilities in the city of new york, where dvs has addressed general security issues. they have focused on blast and force protection on those facilities. also as part of the peer review and consulting team to tjpa is code consultants ink. cci, and they focus particularly on fire protection and fire life safety issues and were extensively involved in the peer
rva update has been working as the tjpa as the owner's representative, urs, and i will introduce the science who led that team and acted as the consultant to recommend the design criteria and the dvs led the consulting to the tjpa to make sure that the recommendations coming from urs, were reasonable and prudent. and did not not over or under address, the concerns and the nature of the facility and more appropriate for the nature of the facility. widening the associates and specializes in...
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march is women's history month, and this month we are acknowledging particularly women leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. and recently the commission held a hearing on girls and technology. we heard from google and twitter about alarming decreases in young women and girls interested in the sciences. so, i'm looking forward to hearing the stories of our honorees and i just want to invite commissioner golden gate to say a few words. >> once again, it is a privilege to be before the board. i think this is my sixth slot as a commissioner and i always appreciate this day because it represents wonderful women in san francisco and welcome to all the new women on the board. and we will certainly get some more, i'm sure. i'll hand it back to president chiu now. >> thank you. and without further ado, i'd like to recognize my colleagues who will each be making brief presentations for their honorees. we mix up the order to keep it interesting. today what we will do is go in alphabetical order starting at the very top of the alphabet with the letter a, supervisor avalos from distric
march is women's history month, and this month we are acknowledging particularly women leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. and recently the commission held a hearing on girls and technology. we heard from google and twitter about alarming decreases in young women and girls interested in the sciences. so, i'm looking forward to hearing the stories of our honorees and i just want to invite commissioner golden gate to say a few words. >> once again, it is a privilege to be...